dysraphia

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dysraphia

[disrā′fē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, dys + raphe, seam

failure of a raphe (an atomic seam) to fuse completely, as in incomplete closure of the neural tube. Also called status dysraphicus.

dysraphism [dis-rāf´iz'm]

incomplete closure of a raphe; defective fusion, particularly of the neural tube; see also neural tube defect.

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